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Webster 1913 Edition


Suppress

Sup-press′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Suppressed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Suppressing
.]
[L.
suppressus
, p. p. of
supprimere
to suppress;
sub
under +
premere
,
pressum
, to press. See
Sub-
, and
Press
.]
1.
To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Every rebellion, when it is
suppressed
, doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger.
Sir J. Davies.
2.
To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent;
as, to
suppress
the voice; to
suppress
a smile
.
Sir W. Scott.
3.
To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of;
as, to
suppress
evidence; to
suppress
a pamphlet; to
suppress
the truth
.
She
suppresses
the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense.
Broome.
4.
To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of;
as, to
suppress
a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage
.
Syn. – To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.

Webster 1828 Edition


Suppress

SUPPRESS'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. suppressus, supprimo; sub and premo, to press.]
1.
To overpower and crush; to subdue; to destroy; as, to suppress a rebellion; to suppress a mutiny or riot; to suppress opposition.
Every rebellion when it is suppressed, makes the subject weaker, and the government stronger.
2.
To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress sighs.
3.
To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to tell or reveal; as, to suppress evidence.
She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense.
4.
To retain without communication or making public; as, to suppress a letter; to suppress a manuscript.
5.
To stifle; to stop; to hinder from circulation; as, to suppress a report.
6.
To stop; to restrain; to obstruct from discharges; as, to suppress a diarrhea, a hemorrhage and the like.

Definition 2024


suppress

suppress

English

Verb

suppress (third-person singular simple present suppresses, present participle suppressing, simple past and past participle suppressed)

  1. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
    Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
  2. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
    I struggled to suppress my smile.
  3. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
    He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
  4. To prevent publication.
    The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
  5. To stop a flow or stream.
    The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
    Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.
  6. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
  7. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
  8. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

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External links

  • suppress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • suppress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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